Day4
Week21
1Samuel 14
“Saul immediately called his army together and they went straight to the battle. When they got there they found total confusion—Philistines swinging their swords wildly, killing each other. Hebrews who had earlier defected to the Philistine camp came back. They now wanted to be with Israel under Saul and Jonathan. Not only that, but when all the Israelites who had been hiding out in the backwoods of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were running for their lives, they came out and joined the chase. God saved Israel! What a day! The fighting moved on to Beth Aven. The whole army was behind Saul now—ten thousand strong!—with the fighting scattering into all the towns throughout the hills of Ephraim.”
1 Samuel 14:20-23 MSG
Cross references
Judges 7:22;
2 Chronicles 20:23;
1 Samuel 29:4;
1 Samuel 13:6;
Exodus 14:30
By Sight or By Faith
God had clearly moved in favor of His people, Israel.
He had spread confusion throughout the enemy camp with no help from humans.
Saul had an opportunity to truly seek God and trust Him that day.
Saul chose to trust in the momentum and move on what he saw and heard rather than wait on God’s direction.
Have you ever stopped mid-prayer because you were distracted by noise or thought you saw a clear answer and made a hasty decision based on what you could see?
As a leader, Saul was showing the people to trust in what they saw and heard rather than waiting on God to speak.
God is faithful to His people. He provided a great victory that day, but Saul once again was setting himself and the people up for failure.
God is merciful and He helps us even when we get ahead of Him, but as we grow in our walk with Him, we must learn to trust Him and wait for divine direction.
Even when it looks like a green light, we need to remember to seek God in all things first.
Looks can be deceiving and God’s ways are higher than ours.
Action Step
Have you heard from God ?
If you have prayed and you are still unsure, read His Word.
God will always let us know when the light is truly green.
In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your path straight. Proverbs 3:6
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